Gene Information
Gene NameUSP3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length520
Protein NamesUbiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 3 (EC 3.4.19.12) (Deubiquitinating enzyme 3) (Ubiquitin thioesterase 3) (Ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000140455 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y6I4
Gene CardUSP3
Uniprot IDQ9Y6I4
PfamPF00443; PF02148
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.254917576)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ USP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ USP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ USP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ USP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Usp3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ USP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Usp3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ USP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsUSP21
ParalogsUSP11, USP20, USP4, USP5, USP42, USP14, USP29, USP25, USP48, USP2, USP47, USP40, USP1, USP34, USP8, USP21, USP24, USP38, USP32, USP6, USP31, USP50, USP13, USP7, USP43, USP17L4, USP17L11, USP17L27, USP17L22, USP17L30, USP17L17, USP17L26, USP17L25, USP17L12, USP17L10, USP17L28, USP17L1, USP17L5, USP17L24, USP17L21, USP17L3, USP17L29, USP17L18, USP17L13, USP17L15, USP17L7, USP17L23, USP17L2, USP17L20, USP17L8, USP17L19, USP35, USP45, USP33, USP49, USP51, USP19, USP15, USP28, USP9X, USP9Y, USP27X, USP44, USP18, USP30, USP10, USP22, USP26, USP16, USP37, USP36
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in all tissues examined, with strongest expression in pancreas.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs34776764 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17980597}. Note=Localizes preferentially with monoubiquitinated H2A to chromatin.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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